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— English words —

• melancholy n. (Historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
• melancholy n. Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
• melancholy adj. (Literary) Affected with great sadness or depression.

— English word, defined in German —

• melancholy S. Melancholie, Wehmut, Schwermut, Niedergeschlagenheit.

— English word, defined in French —

• melancholy n. (Psychologie) Mélancolie.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• melancholy s. Melancolía.
• melancholy adj. Melancólico.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• melancholy adj. Melancólico, sofrendo grande tristeza ou depressão.
• melancholy adj. Melancólico, que causa melancolia.
• melancholy s. Melancolia.
• melancholy s. (Psicologia) melancolia, estado psíquico de depressão sem causa específica.
• melancholy s. (Fisiologia) bile negra.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• melancholy s. Malinconia.

24 English words from 3 English definitions

Affected animal bile Black Black␣bile bodies cardinal depression especially formerly four great Historical humours introspective Literary nature of␣a one sadness the thought thoughtful with

7 English words from 10 foreign definitions

bile estado grande Melancholie que sem tristeza

15 foreign words from 10 foreign definitions

causa depressão específica Fisiologia Malinconia melancolia Melancólico Mélancolie negra Niedergeschlagenheit Psicologia psíquico Psychologie Schwermut Wehmut

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

unmelancholy

29 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ANC ancho Cho CHO chol choly Ela ELA E-la elan ELAN élan HoL hol- holy Holy Lan LAN Lan. Lanc lanch mel Mel MEL -mel- mela mela- Melan 'oly

13 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ale Ale CNA HCN Lem LEM L.E.M. Loh LOH nal- nale Nale OHC

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

collenchyma melancholly

2 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

call␣money Holleyman

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

melancholly

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